Jean O’connor

Biography

 Jean O’Connor has more than 30 years of experience in quality, regulatory and compliance in the healthcare industry, holding leadership positions in Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Operations at multiple Johnson & Johnson and other healthcare companies. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Microbiology and Public Health from Wagner College in New York and received the Health Care Compliance Certification from Seton Hall Law School in New Jersey. Jean is also a graduate of the Johnson & Johnson Executive Quality Leadership Development program (EQLD). Before joining Janssen Diagnostics, Jean was a member of the Quality Regulatory and Compliance leadership at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD), and held the position of Worldwide Director, Lifecycle Management and Franchise Quality Systems for the OCD franchise, including Veridex, LLC. In that role, Jean was the primary interface with the Medical Devices & Diagnostics Sector Quality Management Systems organization and was responsible for the conduct of the franchise quality management review and chairing the Quality Review Board. In her prior roles within the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies as well as a start-up oncology company, Jean directed the global regulatory and quality processes for drugs and biologics in multiple therapeutic areas including hematology/oncology, transplantation, pain management and neurology and led quality and compliance functions. Jean also served on the ETHICON, Inc. Wound Management Board and led regulatory activities for device and device/drug combination products. Jean’s previous roles within and outside of Johnson & Johnson and her insight to the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical, device and diagnostic products align well with the vision and mission for Janssen Diagnostics and personalized medicine.

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